| 词汇 | every dog has his day |
| 词源 | every dog has his day. Cervantes apparently deserves credit for this proverb, which is given in Don Quixote (1605–15). Two cen- turies later, English author George Borrow wrote: “Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one.” No one has been able to trace the proverb to the Himalayan valleys north of India, where all dogs literally do have a day. Dog’s Day in the region is called Khich Mavas by the Kashmiris and Swana Boli by the Nepalese. It is a day when humans pay reverence to dogs as their brothers and sisters among living things. Choice food is set out for the dogs; even the mangiest strays get flower garlands hung around their necks and the Nepalese dogs wear the red spot of Hindu holiness imprinted on their foreheads. The following day things get back to normal until the next Dog’s Day and the dogs lead a dog’s life, 364 days of curses, kicks, and stonings from humans who consider them unclean and contemptible. |
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